The Greenwich/Stamford/Norwalk corridor appears to have a serious lack of Sunday brunch places. Sure, we could go to IHOP or a diner, but sometimes we prefer to eat Sunday brunch at a real restaurant. So, I thought that I would write my first real post about a brunch place.
We discovered SoNo Baking Company one random Saturday morning while driving around South Norwalk. All of the breads, pastries and cakes are baked fresh daily on the premises. In addition to table seating, there is a counter with a huge glass window where you can watch the baker roll out the dough for the croissants and the rolls. My wife and I have had brunch here a few times and particularly enjoy the SoNo Breakfast Sandwich, as well as the ham and cheese croissants. In addition, the coffee at SoNo is excellent (which is a very important thing for me).
The first time I tasted one of the almond croissants I was reminded of the scene in the movie The Imposters where Stanley Tucci and Oliver Platt are trying to get free pastry from a bakery during the depression. A clip of the scene appears in the trailer below. Oliver Platt's line always makes me laugh.
While the food at SoNo is great, the waitstaff leaves a bit to be desired. The people are all very nice, but it does not seem that anyone has a set job. I think that SoNo Baking Company would be best served if it assigned one person to make the coffee, one or two people to work the registers and one or two people to run the food to the tables. As it is now, everyone does everything -- and no one does anything.
SoNo Baking Co
101 Water Street
Norwalk, CT 06854-3012
(203) 847-7666
www.sonobaking.com
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Some other brunch places to check out are:
Napa & Company
75 Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06901
(203) 353-3319
www.napaandcompany.com
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Morello Bistro
253 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
www.morellobistro.com
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